Author: Daniel snow

Trump touts manufacturing jobs, but aviation workers are hard to hire

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — President Donald Trump has said he wants to bolster manufacturing jobs and other technical employment in the United States. But in the aviation industry, finding skilled workers to make airplanes and engines — and maintaining those jobs for years to come — has been a struggle.The average age of a certified aircraft mechanic in the U.S. is 54, and 40% of them are over the age of 60, according to a joint 2024 report from the Aviation Technician Education Council and consulting firm Oliver Wyman, which cites Federal Aviation Administration data. The U.S. will be short 25,000…

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Wall Street analysts believe in these stocks’ potential despite macro woes

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CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesMacro uncertainty is keeping the market volatile, but investors ought to keep their focus on stocks that can provide compelling long-term returns.Top Wall Street analysts’ recommendations can help inform investors as they pick the right stocks that can weather short-term pressures with solid execution and generate impressive returns over the long term.With that in mind, here are three stocks favored by the Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.NvidiaSemiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA) is this week’s first stock pick. The company reported market-beating results for the first…

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Elon appears to delete X posts

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Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk has appeared to delete some of his posts on his social media platform X that escalated his bitter feud with President Donald Trump this week.One post, no longer available as of Saturday morning, accused Trump of being mentioned in “files” of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Musk’s accusation, which the White House has disputed, marked an escalation in the public spat between the men.”Hmm…this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else,”…

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What a ‘revenge tax’ in Trump’s spending bill means for investors

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WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – MAY 30: United States President Donald Trump departs at the White House to U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania in Washington D.C May 30, 2025. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty ImagesAs the Senate weighs President Donald Trump’s multi-trillion-dollar spending package, a lesser-known provision tucked into the House-approved bill has pushback from Wall Street.The House measure, known as Section 899, would allow the U.S. to add a new tax of up to 20% on foreigners with U.S. investments, including multinational companies operating in the U.S.Some analysts call the provision a “revenge tax” due…

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